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‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ Campaign
December 4 , 2024
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- The centre launched the national campaign “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat”.
- The anti-child marriage campaign will focus on seven high-burden states—West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh.
- The Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal also inaugurated.
- This online platform enables the citizens to report child marriage incidents, file complaints, and access information about the Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) nationwide.
- The portal is a significant step in empowering the citizens and enforcing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
- The aim is to reduce child marriage prevalence to below 5% by 2029.
- Child marriage rates dropped from 47.4% in 2006 to 23.3% in 2019-21.
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